/*
 *  WsvJdbc - a JDBC driver for WSV (values separated by whatever) data files
 *  Copyright (C) 2004  Daniele Pes
 *
 *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 *  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */
 
package axs.jdbc.utils;

import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;


public class DateUtils {
	public static Date parse(String valueToBeParsed,
								  	 String dateFormat) 
	throws ParseException{
		Date r = null;
		if (!StringUtilities.isEmptyIgnoreBlanks(dateFormat) && !StringUtilities.isEmptyIgnoreBlanks(valueToBeParsed)) {
			SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat();
			df.applyPattern(dateFormat);
			r = df.parse(valueToBeParsed);
		}
		return r;				
	}
}
